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* [PATCH v34 10/11] Add regression tests for Incremental View Maintenance
@ 2021-03-10 02:11  Takuma Hoshiai <[email protected]>
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From: Takuma Hoshiai @ 2021-03-10 02:11 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 .../regress/expected/incremental_matview.out  | 1030 +++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/parallel_schedule            |    2 +-
 src/test/regress/sql/incremental_matview.sql  |  533 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 1564 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 src/test/regress/expected/incremental_matview.out
 create mode 100644 src/test/regress/sql/incremental_matview.sql

diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/incremental_matview.out b/src/test/regress/expected/incremental_matview.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d65896425e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/incremental_matview.out
@@ -0,0 +1,1030 @@
+-- create a table to use as a basis for views and materialized views in various combinations
+CREATE TABLE mv_base_a (i int, j int);
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (1,10),
+  (2,20),
+  (3,30),
+  (4,40),
+  (5,50);
+CREATE TABLE mv_base_b (i int, k int);
+INSERT INTO mv_base_b VALUES
+  (1,101),
+  (2,102),
+  (3,103),
+  (4,104);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_1 AS SELECT i,j,k FROM mv_base_a a INNER JOIN mv_base_b b USING(i) WITH NO DATA;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ERROR:  materialized view "mv_ivm_1" has not been populated
+HINT:  Use the REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW command.
+REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_1;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_1" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | j  |  k  
+---+----+-----
+ 1 | 10 | 101
+ 2 | 20 | 102
+ 3 | 30 | 103
+ 4 | 40 | 104
+(4 rows)
+
+-- REFRESH WITH NO DATA
+BEGIN;
+CREATE FUNCTION dummy_ivm_trigger_func() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+  BEGIN
+    RETURN NULL;
+  END
+$$ language plpgsql;
+CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER dummy_ivm_trigger AFTER INSERT
+ON mv_base_a FROM mv_ivm_1 FOR EACH ROW
+EXECUTE PROCEDURE dummy_ivm_trigger_func();
+SELECT COUNT(*)
+FROM pg_depend pd INNER JOIN pg_trigger pt ON pd.objid = pt.oid
+WHERE pd.classid = 'pg_trigger'::regclass AND pd.refobjid = 'mv_ivm_1'::regclass;
+ count 
+-------
+    17
+(1 row)
+
+REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_1 WITH NO DATA;
+SELECT COUNT(*)
+FROM pg_depend pd INNER JOIN pg_trigger pt ON pd.objid = pt.oid
+WHERE pd.classid = 'pg_trigger'::regclass AND pd.refobjid = 'mv_ivm_1'::regclass;
+ count 
+-------
+     1
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- immediate maintenance
+BEGIN;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_b VALUES(5,105);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | j  |  k  
+---+----+-----
+ 1 | 10 | 101
+ 2 | 20 | 102
+ 3 | 30 | 103
+ 4 | 40 | 104
+ 5 | 50 | 105
+(5 rows)
+
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 0 WHERE i = 1;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | j  |  k  
+---+----+-----
+ 1 |  0 | 101
+ 2 | 20 | 102
+ 3 | 30 | 103
+ 4 | 40 | 104
+ 5 | 50 | 105
+(5 rows)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_b WHERE (i,k) = (5,105);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | j  |  k  
+---+----+-----
+ 1 |  0 | 101
+ 2 | 20 | 102
+ 3 | 30 | 103
+ 4 | 40 | 104
+(4 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | j  |  k  
+---+----+-----
+ 1 | 10 | 101
+ 2 | 20 | 102
+ 3 | 30 | 103
+ 4 | 40 | 104
+(4 rows)
+
+-- rename of IVM columns
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_rename AS SELECT DISTINCT * FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_rename_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_rename"
+ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_rename RENAME COLUMN __ivm_count__ TO xxx;
+ERROR:  IVM column can not be renamed
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_rename;
+-- unique index on IVM columns
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_unique AS SELECT DISTINCT * FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_unique_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_unique"
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON mv_ivm_unique(__ivm_count__);
+ERROR:  unique index creation on IVM columns is not supported
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON mv_ivm_unique((__ivm_count__));
+ERROR:  unique index creation on IVM columns is not supported
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON mv_ivm_unique((__ivm_count__ + 1));
+ERROR:  unique index creation on IVM columns is not supported
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_unique;
+-- TRUNCATE a base table in join views
+BEGIN;
+TRUNCATE mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1;
+ i | j | k 
+---+---+---
+(0 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+TRUNCATE mv_base_b;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1;
+ i | j | k 
+---+---+---
+(0 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- some query syntax
+BEGIN;
+CREATE FUNCTION ivm_func() RETURNS int LANGUAGE 'sql'
+       AS 'SELECT 1' IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_func AS SELECT * FROM ivm_func();
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_func" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_no_tbl AS SELECT 1;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_no_tbl" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+ROLLBACK;
+-- result of materialized view have DISTINCT clause or the duplicate result.
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_duplicate AS SELECT j FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_duplicate" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_distinct AS SELECT DISTINCT j FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_distinct_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_distinct"
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(6,20);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_duplicate ORDER BY 1;
+ j  
+----
+ 10
+ 20
+ 20
+ 30
+ 40
+ 50
+(6 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_distinct ORDER BY 1;
+ j  
+----
+ 10
+ 20
+ 30
+ 40
+ 50
+(5 rows)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_duplicate ORDER BY 1;
+ j  
+----
+ 10
+ 20
+ 30
+ 40
+ 50
+(5 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_distinct ORDER BY 1;
+ j  
+----
+ 10
+ 20
+ 30
+ 40
+ 50
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support SUM(), COUNT() and AVG() aggregate functions
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(i), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_agg_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_agg"
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+ i | sum | count |         avg         
+---+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     1 | 10.0000000000000000
+ 2 |  20 |     1 | 20.0000000000000000
+ 3 |  30 |     1 | 30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 | 40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 | 50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(2,100);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+ i | sum | count |         avg         
+---+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     1 | 10.0000000000000000
+ 2 | 120 |     2 | 60.0000000000000000
+ 3 |  30 |     1 | 30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 | 40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 | 50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 200 WHERE (i,j) = (2,100);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+ i | sum | count |         avg          
+---+-----+-------+----------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     1 |  10.0000000000000000
+ 2 | 220 |     2 | 110.0000000000000000
+ 3 |  30 |     1 |  30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 |  40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 |  50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,200);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+ i | sum | count |         avg         
+---+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     1 | 10.0000000000000000
+ 2 |  20 |     1 | 20.0000000000000000
+ 3 |  30 |     1 | 30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 | 40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 | 50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support COUNT(*) aggregate function
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_agg_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_agg"
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | sum | count 
+---+-----+-------
+ 1 |  10 |     1
+ 2 |  20 |     1
+ 3 |  30 |     1
+ 4 |  40 |     1
+ 5 |  50 |     1
+(5 rows)
+
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(2,100);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | sum | count 
+---+-----+-------
+ 1 |  10 |     1
+ 2 | 120 |     2
+ 3 |  30 |     1
+ 4 |  40 |     1
+ 5 |  50 |     1
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- TRUNCATE a base table in aggregate views
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_agg_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_agg"
+TRUNCATE mv_base_a;
+SELECT sum, count FROM mv_ivm_agg;
+ sum | count 
+-----+-------
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+ i | sum | count 
+---+-----+-------
+(0 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support aggregate functions without GROUP clause
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_group AS SELECT SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_group" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_group ORDER BY 1;
+ sum | count |         avg         
+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 150 |     5 | 30.0000000000000000
+(1 row)
+
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(6,60);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_group ORDER BY 1;
+ sum | count |         avg         
+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 210 |     6 | 35.0000000000000000
+(1 row)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_group ORDER BY 1;
+ sum | count | avg 
+-----+-------+-----
+     |     0 |    
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- TRUNCATE a base table in aggregate views without GROUP clause
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_group AS SELECT SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_group" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+TRUNCATE mv_base_a;
+SELECT sum, count, avg FROM mv_ivm_group;
+ sum | count | avg 
+-----+-------+-----
+     |     0 |    
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+ sum | count | avg 
+-----+-------+-----
+     |     0 |    
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- resolved issue: When use AVG() function and values is indivisible, result of AVG() is incorrect.
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_avg_bug AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_A GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_avg_bug_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_avg_bug"
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_avg_bug ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | sum | count |         avg         
+---+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     1 | 10.0000000000000000
+ 2 |  20 |     1 | 20.0000000000000000
+ 3 |  30 |     1 | 30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 | 40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 | 50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (1,0),
+  (1,0),
+  (2,30),
+  (2,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_avg_bug ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | sum | count |         avg         
+---+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     3 |  3.3333333333333333
+ 2 |  80 |     3 | 26.6666666666666667
+ 3 |  30 |     1 | 30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 | 40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 | 50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (1,0);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_avg_bug ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | sum | count |         avg         
+---+-----+-------+---------------------
+ 1 |  10 |     1 | 10.0000000000000000
+ 2 |  20 |     1 | 20.0000000000000000
+ 3 |  30 |     1 | 30.0000000000000000
+ 4 |  40 |     1 | 40.0000000000000000
+ 5 |  50 |     1 | 50.0000000000000000
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support MIN(), MAX() aggregate functions
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_min_max AS SELECT i, MIN(j), MAX(j)  FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_min_max_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_min_max"
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+ 1 |  10 |  10
+ 2 |  20 |  20
+ 3 |  30 |  30
+ 4 |  40 |  40
+ 5 |  50 |  50
+(5 rows)
+
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (1,11), (1,12),
+  (2,21), (2,22),
+  (3,31), (3,32),
+  (4,41), (4,42),
+  (5,51), (5,52);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+ 1 |  10 |  12
+ 2 |  20 |  22
+ 3 |  30 |  32
+ 4 |  40 |  42
+ 5 |  50 |  52
+(5 rows)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) IN ((1,10), (2,21), (3,32));
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+ 1 |  11 |  12
+ 2 |  20 |  22
+ 3 |  30 |  31
+ 4 |  40 |  42
+ 5 |  50 |  52
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support MIN(), MAX() aggregate functions without GROUP clause
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_min_max AS SELECT MIN(j), MAX(j)  FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_min_max" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+ min | max 
+-----+-----
+  10 |  50
+(1 row)
+
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (0,0), (6,60), (7,70);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+ min | max 
+-----+-----
+   0 |  70
+(1 row)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) IN ((0,0), (7,70));
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+ min | max 
+-----+-----
+  10 |  60
+(1 row)
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+ min | max 
+-----+-----
+     |    
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- Test MIN/MAX after search_path change
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_min AS SELECT MIN(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_ivm_min" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min;
+ min 
+-----
+  10
+(1 row)
+
+CREATE SCHEMA myschema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA myschema TO public;
+CREATE TABLE myschema.mv_base_a (j int);
+INSERT INTO myschema.mv_base_a VALUES (1);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (1,10);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min;
+ min 
+-----
+  20
+(1 row)
+
+SET search_path TO myschema,public,pg_catalog;
+DELETE FROM public.mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min;
+ min 
+-----
+  30
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- aggregate views with column names specified
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg(a) AS SELECT i, SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_agg_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_agg"
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES (1,100), (2,200), (3,300);
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 2000 WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (3,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2;
+ a | sum  
+---+------
+ 1 |  110
+ 2 | 2200
+ 3 |  300
+ 4 |   40
+ 5 |   50
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg(a,b) AS SELECT i, SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ivm_agg_index" on materialized view "mv_ivm_agg"
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES (1,100), (2,200), (3,300);
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 2000 WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (3,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2;
+ a |  b   
+---+------
+ 1 |  110
+ 2 | 2200
+ 3 |  300
+ 4 |   40
+ 5 |   50
+(5 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg(a,b,c) AS SELECT i, SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+ERROR:  too many column names were specified
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support self join view and multiple change on the same table
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_self(v1, v2) AS
+ SELECT t1.v, t2.v FROM base_t AS t1 JOIN base_t AS t2 ON t1.i = t2.i;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_self" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1;
+ v1 | v2 
+----+----
+ 10 | 10
+ 20 | 20
+ 30 | 30
+(3 rows)
+
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (4,40);
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE i = 1;
+UPDATE base_t SET v = v*10 WHERE i=2;
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1;
+ v1  | v2  
+-----+-----
+  30 |  30
+  40 |  40
+ 200 | 200
+(3 rows)
+
+WITH
+ ins_t1 AS (INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (5,50) RETURNING 1),
+ ins_t2 AS (INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (6,60) RETURNING 1),
+ upd_t AS (UPDATE base_t SET v = v + 100  RETURNING 1),
+ dlt_t AS (DELETE FROM base_t WHERE i IN (4,5)  RETURNING 1)
+SELECT NULL;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1;
+ v1  | v2  
+-----+-----
+  50 |  50
+  60 |  60
+ 130 | 130
+ 300 | 300
+(4 rows)
+
+--- with sub-transactions
+SAVEPOINT p1;
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (7,70);
+RELEASE SAVEPOINT p1;
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (7,77);
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1, v2;
+ v1  | v2  
+-----+-----
+  50 |  50
+  60 |  60
+  70 |  70
+  70 |  77
+  77 |  70
+  77 |  77
+ 130 | 130
+ 300 | 300
+(8 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support simultaneous table changes
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_r (i int, v int);
+CREATE TABLE base_s (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_r VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30);
+INSERT INTO base_s VALUES (1, 100), (2, 200), (3, 300);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv(v1, v2) AS
+ SELECT r.v, s.v FROM base_r AS r JOIN base_s AS s USING(i);
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY v1;
+ v1 | v2  
+----+-----
+ 10 | 100
+ 20 | 200
+ 30 | 300
+(3 rows)
+
+WITH
+ ins_r AS (INSERT INTO base_r VALUES (1,11) RETURNING 1),
+ ins_r2 AS (INSERT INTO base_r VALUES (3,33) RETURNING 1),
+ ins_s AS (INSERT INTO base_s VALUES (2,222) RETURNING 1),
+ upd_r AS (UPDATE base_r SET v = v + 1000 WHERE i = 2 RETURNING 1),
+ dlt_s AS (DELETE FROM base_s WHERE i = 3 RETURNING 1)
+SELECT NULL;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY v1;
+  v1  | v2  
+------+-----
+   10 | 100
+   11 | 100
+ 1020 | 200
+ 1020 | 222
+(4 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- support foreign reference constraints
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE ri1 (i int PRIMARY KEY);
+CREATE TABLE ri2 (i int PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES ri1(i) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE, v int);
+INSERT INTO ri1 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
+INSERT INTO ri2 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ri(i1, i2) AS
+ SELECT ri1.i, ri2.i FROM ri1 JOIN ri2 USING(i);
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_ri_index" on materialized view "mv_ri"
+SELECT * FROM mv_ri ORDER BY i1;
+ i1 | i2 
+----+----
+  1 |  1
+  2 |  2
+  3 |  3
+(3 rows)
+
+UPDATE ri1 SET i=10 where i=1;
+DELETE FROM ri1 WHERE i=2;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ri ORDER BY i2;
+ i1 | i2 
+----+----
+  3 |  3
+ 10 | 10
+(2 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- views including NULL
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (1,10),(2, NULL);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT * FROM base_t;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | v  
+---+----
+ 1 | 10
+ 2 |   
+(2 rows)
+
+UPDATE base_t SET v = 20 WHERE i = 2;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | v  
+---+----
+ 1 | 10
+ 2 | 20
+(2 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT * FROM base_t;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i 
+---
+(0 rows)
+
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (1),(NULL);
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i 
+---
+ 1
+  
+(2 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (NULL, 1), (NULL, 2), (1, 10), (1, 20);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT i, sum(v) FROM base_t GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_index" on materialized view "mv"
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | sum 
+---+-----
+ 1 |  30
+   |   3
+(2 rows)
+
+UPDATE base_t SET v = v * 10;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | sum 
+---+-----
+ 1 | 300
+   |  30
+(2 rows)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (NULL, 1), (NULL, 2), (NULL, 3), (NULL, 4), (NULL, 5);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT i, min(v), max(v) FROM base_t GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_index" on materialized view "mv"
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+   |   1 |   5
+(1 row)
+
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE v = 1;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+   |   2 |   5
+(1 row)
+
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE v = 3;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+   |   2 |   5
+(1 row)
+
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE v = 5;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ i | min | max 
+---+-----+-----
+   |   2 |   4
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- IMMV containing user defined type
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TYPE mytype;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_in(cstring)
+ RETURNS mytype AS 'int4in'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+NOTICE:  return type mytype is only a shell
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_out(mytype)
+ RETURNS cstring AS 'int4out'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+NOTICE:  argument type mytype is only a shell
+CREATE TYPE mytype (
+ LIKE = int4,
+ INPUT = mytype_in,
+ OUTPUT = mytype_out
+);
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_eq(mytype, mytype)
+ RETURNS bool AS 'int4eq'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_lt(mytype, mytype)
+ RETURNS bool AS 'int4lt'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_cmp(mytype, mytype)
+ RETURNS integer AS 'btint4cmp'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE OPERATOR = (
+ leftarg = mytype, rightarg = mytype,
+ procedure = mytype_eq);
+CREATE OPERATOR < (
+ leftarg = mytype, rightarg = mytype,
+ procedure = mytype_lt);
+CREATE OPERATOR CLASS mytype_ops
+ DEFAULT FOR TYPE mytype USING btree AS
+ OPERATOR        1       <,
+ OPERATOR        3       = ,
+ FUNCTION		1		mytype_cmp(mytype,mytype);
+CREATE TABLE t_mytype (x mytype);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_mytype AS
+ SELECT * FROM t_mytype;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_mytype" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+INSERT INTO t_mytype VALUES ('1'::mytype);
+SELECT * FROM mv_mytype;
+ x 
+---
+ 1
+(1 row)
+
+ROLLBACK;
+-- outer join is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv(a,b) AS SELECT a.i, b.i FROM mv_base_a a LEFT JOIN mv_base_b b ON a.i=b.i;
+ERROR:  OUTER JOIN is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- CTE is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS
+    WITH b AS ( SELECT * FROM mv_base_b) SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a, b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+ERROR:  CTE is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- contain system column
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm01 AS SELECT i,j,xmin FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  system column is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm02 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a WHERE xmin = '610';
+ERROR:  system column is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm04 AS SELECT i,j,xmin::text AS x_min FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  system column is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm06 AS SELECT i,j,xidsend(xmin) AS x_min FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  system column is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- contain subquery
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm03 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a WHERE i IN (SELECT i FROM mv_base_b WHERE k < 103 );
+ERROR:  subquery is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm04 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a, (SELECT * FROM mv_base_b) b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+ERROR:  subquery is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm05 AS SELECT i,j, (SELECT k FROM mv_base_b b WHERE a.i = b.i) FROM mv_base_a a;
+ERROR:  subquery is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- contain ORDER BY
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm07 AS SELECT i,j,k FROM mv_base_a a INNER JOIN mv_base_b b USING(i) ORDER BY i,j,k;
+ERROR:  ORDER BY clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- contain HAVING
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm08 AS SELECT i,j,k FROM mv_base_a a INNER JOIN mv_base_b b USING(i) GROUP BY i,j,k HAVING SUM(i) > 5;
+ERROR:   HAVING clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- contain view or materialized view
+CREATE VIEW b_view AS SELECT i,k FROM mv_base_b;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW b_mview AS SELECT i,k FROM mv_base_b;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm07 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a,b_view b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+ERROR:  VIEW or MATERIALIZED VIEW is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm08 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a,b_mview b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+ERROR:  VIEW or MATERIALIZED VIEW is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm09 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a, (SELECT i, COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_b GROUP BY i) b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+ERROR:  subquery is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm10 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a WHERE EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM mv_base_b b WHERE a.i = b.i) OR a.i > 5;
+ERROR:  subquery is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- contain mutable functions
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm12 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a WHERE i = random()::int;
+ERROR:  mutable function is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+HINT:  functions must be marked IMMUTABLE
+-- LIMIT/OFFSET is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm13 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a LIMIT 10 OFFSET 5;
+ERROR:  LIMIT/OFFSET clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- DISTINCT ON is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm14 AS SELECT DISTINCT ON(i) i, j FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  DISTINCT ON is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- TABLESAMPLE clause is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm15 AS SELECT i, j FROM mv_base_a TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM(50);
+ERROR:  TABLESAMPLE clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- window functions are not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm16 AS SELECT *, cume_dist() OVER (ORDER BY i) AS rank FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  window functions are not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- aggregate function with some options is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm17 AS SELECT COUNT(*) FILTER(WHERE i < 3) FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  aggregate function with FILTER clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm18 AS SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT i)  FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  aggregate function with DISTINCT arguments is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm19 AS SELECT array_agg(j ORDER BY i DESC) FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  aggregate function with ORDER clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm20 AS SELECT i,SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY GROUPING SETS((i),());
+ERROR:  GROUPING SETS, ROLLUP, or CUBE clauses is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- inheritance parent is not supported
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE parent (i int, v int);
+CREATE TABLE child_a(options text) INHERITS(parent);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm21 AS SELECT * FROM parent;
+ERROR:  inheritance parent is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+ROLLBACK;
+-- UNION statement is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm22 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a UNION ALL SELECT i,k FROM mv_base_b;;
+ERROR:  UNION/INTERSECT/EXCEPT statements are not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- empty target list is not allowed with IVM
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm25 AS SELECT FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  empty target list is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- FOR UPDATE/SHARE is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm26 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a FOR UPDATE;
+ERROR:  FOR UPDATE/SHARE clause is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- tartget list cannot contain ivm column that start with '__ivm'
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm28 AS SELECT i AS "__ivm_count__" FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  column name __ivm_count__ is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- expressions specified in GROUP BY must appear in the target list.
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm29 AS SELECT COUNT(i) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+ERROR:  GROUP BY expression not appearing in select list is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- experssions containing an aggregate is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm30 AS SELECT sum(i)*0.5 FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  expression containing an aggregate in it is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm31 AS SELECT sum(i)/sum(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+ERROR:  expression containing an aggregate in it is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- VALUES is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_only_values1 AS values(1);
+ERROR:  VALUES is not supported on incrementally maintainable materialized view
+-- views containing base tables with Row Level Security
+DROP USER IF EXISTS regress_ivm_admin;
+NOTICE:  role "regress_ivm_admin" does not exist, skipping
+DROP USER IF EXISTS regress_ivm_user;
+NOTICE:  role "regress_ivm_user" does not exist, skipping
+CREATE USER regress_ivm_admin;
+CREATE USER regress_ivm_user;
+--- create a table with RLS
+SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_ivm_admin;
+CREATE TABLE rls_tbl(id int, data text, owner name);
+INSERT INTO rls_tbl VALUES
+  (1,'foo','regress_ivm_user'),
+  (2,'bar','postgres');
+CREATE TABLE num_tbl(id int, num text);
+INSERT INTO num_tbl VALUES
+  (1,'one'),
+  (2,'two'),
+  (3,'three'),
+  (4,'four'),
+  (5,'five'),
+  (6,'six');
+--- Users can access only their own rows
+CREATE POLICY rls_tbl_policy ON rls_tbl FOR SELECT TO PUBLIC USING(owner = current_user);
+ALTER TABLE rls_tbl ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+GRANT ALL on rls_tbl TO PUBLIC;
+GRANT ALL on num_tbl TO PUBLIC;
+--- create a view owned by regress_ivm_user
+SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_ivm_user;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  ivm_rls AS SELECT * FROM rls_tbl;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "ivm_rls" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+SELECT id, data, owner FROM ivm_rls ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ id | data |      owner       
+----+------+------------------
+  1 | foo  | regress_ivm_user
+(1 row)
+
+RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
+--- inserts rows owned by different users
+INSERT INTO rls_tbl VALUES
+  (3,'baz','regress_ivm_user'),
+  (4,'qux','postgres');
+SELECT id, data, owner FROM ivm_rls ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ id | data |      owner       
+----+------+------------------
+  1 | foo  | regress_ivm_user
+  3 | baz  | regress_ivm_user
+(2 rows)
+
+--- combination of diffent kinds of commands
+WITH
+ i AS (INSERT INTO rls_tbl VALUES(5,'quux','postgres'), (6,'corge','regress_ivm_user')),
+ u AS (UPDATE rls_tbl SET owner = 'postgres' WHERE id = 1),
+ u2 AS (UPDATE rls_tbl SET owner = 'regress_ivm_user' WHERE id = 2)
+SELECT;
+--
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT id, data, owner FROM ivm_rls ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ id | data  |      owner       
+----+-------+------------------
+  2 | bar   | regress_ivm_user
+  3 | baz   | regress_ivm_user
+  6 | corge | regress_ivm_user
+(3 rows)
+
+---
+SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_ivm_user;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW ivm_rls2 AS SELECT * FROM rls_tbl JOIN num_tbl USING(id);
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "ivm_rls2" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
+WITH
+ x AS (UPDATE rls_tbl SET data = data || '_2' where id in (3,4)),
+ y AS (UPDATE num_tbl SET num = num || '_2' where id in (3,4))
+SELECT;
+--
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * FROM ivm_rls2 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ id | data  |      owner       |   num   
+----+-------+------------------+---------
+  2 | bar   | regress_ivm_user | two
+  3 | baz_2 | regress_ivm_user | three_2
+  6 | corge | regress_ivm_user | six
+(3 rows)
+
+-- automatic index creation
+CREATE TABLE base_a (i int primary key, j int);
+CREATE TABLE base_b (i int primary key, j int);
+--- group by: create an index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx1 AS SELECT i, sum(j) FROM base_a GROUP BY i;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_idx1_index" on materialized view "mv_idx1"
+--- distinct: create an index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx2 AS SELECT DISTINCT j FROM base_a;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_idx2_index" on materialized view "mv_idx2"
+--- with all pkey columns: create an index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx3(i_a, i_b) AS SELECT a.i, b.i FROM base_a a, base_b b;
+NOTICE:  created index "mv_idx3_index" on materialized view "mv_idx3"
+--- missing some pkey columns: no index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx4 AS SELECT j FROM base_a;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_idx4" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx5 AS SELECT a.i, b.j FROM base_a a, base_b b;
+NOTICE:  could not create an index on materialized view "mv_idx5" automatically
+DETAIL:  This target list does not have all the primary key columns, or this view does not contain GROUP BY or DISTINCT clause.
+HINT:  Create an index on the materialized view for efficient incremental maintenance.
+-- cleanup
+DROP TABLE rls_tbl CASCADE;
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 2 other objects
+DETAIL:  drop cascades to materialized view ivm_rls
+drop cascades to materialized view ivm_rls2
+DROP TABLE num_tbl CASCADE;
+DROP USER regress_ivm_user;
+DROP USER regress_ivm_admin;
+DROP TABLE mv_base_b CASCADE;
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 3 other objects
+DETAIL:  drop cascades to materialized view mv_ivm_1
+drop cascades to view b_view
+drop cascades to materialized view b_mview
+DROP TABLE mv_base_a CASCADE;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule b/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule
index 2429ec2bba..03814f34e9 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test: brin_bloom brin_multi
 # psql depends on create_am
 # amutils depends on geometry, create_index_spgist, hash_index, brin
 # ----------
-test: create_table_like alter_generic alter_operator misc async dbsize merge misc_functions sysviews tsrf tid tidscan tidrangescan collate.utf8 collate.icu.utf8 incremental_sort create_role
+test: create_table_like alter_generic alter_operator misc async dbsize merge misc_functions sysviews tsrf tid tidscan tidrangescan collate.utf8 collate.icu.utf8 incremental_sort create_role incremental_matview
 
 # collate.linux.utf8 and collate.icu.utf8 tests cannot be run in parallel with each other
 test: rules psql psql_crosstab amutils stats_ext collate.linux.utf8 collate.windows.win1252
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/incremental_matview.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/incremental_matview.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90116edff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/incremental_matview.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,533 @@
+-- create a table to use as a basis for views and materialized views in various combinations
+CREATE TABLE mv_base_a (i int, j int);
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (1,10),
+  (2,20),
+  (3,30),
+  (4,40),
+  (5,50);
+CREATE TABLE mv_base_b (i int, k int);
+INSERT INTO mv_base_b VALUES
+  (1,101),
+  (2,102),
+  (3,103),
+  (4,104);
+
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_1 AS SELECT i,j,k FROM mv_base_a a INNER JOIN mv_base_b b USING(i) WITH NO DATA;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_1;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+
+-- REFRESH WITH NO DATA
+BEGIN;
+CREATE FUNCTION dummy_ivm_trigger_func() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+  BEGIN
+    RETURN NULL;
+  END
+$$ language plpgsql;
+
+CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER dummy_ivm_trigger AFTER INSERT
+ON mv_base_a FROM mv_ivm_1 FOR EACH ROW
+EXECUTE PROCEDURE dummy_ivm_trigger_func();
+
+SELECT COUNT(*)
+FROM pg_depend pd INNER JOIN pg_trigger pt ON pd.objid = pt.oid
+WHERE pd.classid = 'pg_trigger'::regclass AND pd.refobjid = 'mv_ivm_1'::regclass;
+
+REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_1 WITH NO DATA;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*)
+FROM pg_depend pd INNER JOIN pg_trigger pt ON pd.objid = pt.oid
+WHERE pd.classid = 'pg_trigger'::regclass AND pd.refobjid = 'mv_ivm_1'::regclass;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- immediate maintenance
+BEGIN;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_b VALUES(5,105);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 0 WHERE i = 1;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_b WHERE (i,k) = (5,105);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ROLLBACK;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+
+-- rename of IVM columns
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_rename AS SELECT DISTINCT * FROM mv_base_a;
+ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_rename RENAME COLUMN __ivm_count__ TO xxx;
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_rename;
+
+-- unique index on IVM columns
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_unique AS SELECT DISTINCT * FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON mv_ivm_unique(__ivm_count__);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON mv_ivm_unique((__ivm_count__));
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON mv_ivm_unique((__ivm_count__ + 1));
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_unique;
+
+-- TRUNCATE a base table in join views
+BEGIN;
+TRUNCATE mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+BEGIN;
+TRUNCATE mv_base_b;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_1;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- some query syntax
+BEGIN;
+CREATE FUNCTION ivm_func() RETURNS int LANGUAGE 'sql'
+       AS 'SELECT 1' IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_func AS SELECT * FROM ivm_func();
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_no_tbl AS SELECT 1;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- result of materialized view have DISTINCT clause or the duplicate result.
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_duplicate AS SELECT j FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_distinct AS SELECT DISTINCT j FROM mv_base_a;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(6,20);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_duplicate ORDER BY 1;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_distinct ORDER BY 1;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_duplicate ORDER BY 1;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_distinct ORDER BY 1;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support SUM(), COUNT() and AVG() aggregate functions
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(i), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(2,100);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 200 WHERE (i,j) = (2,100);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,200);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support COUNT(*) aggregate function
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(2,100);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- TRUNCATE a base table in aggregate views
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+TRUNCATE mv_base_a;
+SELECT sum, count FROM mv_ivm_agg;
+SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support aggregate functions without GROUP clause
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_group AS SELECT SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_group ORDER BY 1;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES(6,60);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_group ORDER BY 1;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_group ORDER BY 1;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- TRUNCATE a base table in aggregate views without GROUP clause
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_group AS SELECT SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+TRUNCATE mv_base_a;
+SELECT sum, count, avg FROM mv_ivm_group;
+SELECT SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- resolved issue: When use AVG() function and values is indivisible, result of AVG() is incorrect.
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_avg_bug AS SELECT i, SUM(j), COUNT(j), AVG(j) FROM mv_base_A GROUP BY i;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_avg_bug ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (1,0),
+  (1,0),
+  (2,30),
+  (2,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_avg_bug ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (1,0);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_avg_bug ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support MIN(), MAX() aggregate functions
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_min_max AS SELECT i, MIN(j), MAX(j)  FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (1,11), (1,12),
+  (2,21), (2,22),
+  (3,31), (3,32),
+  (4,41), (4,42),
+  (5,51), (5,52);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) IN ((1,10), (2,21), (3,32));
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support MIN(), MAX() aggregate functions without GROUP clause
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_min_max AS SELECT MIN(j), MAX(j)  FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES
+  (0,0), (6,60), (7,70);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) IN ((0,0), (7,70));
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min_max;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- Test MIN/MAX after search_path change
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_min AS SELECT MIN(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min;
+
+CREATE SCHEMA myschema;
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA myschema TO public;
+CREATE TABLE myschema.mv_base_a (j int);
+INSERT INTO myschema.mv_base_a VALUES (1);
+
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (1,10);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min;
+
+SET search_path TO myschema,public,pg_catalog;
+DELETE FROM public.mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_min;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- aggregate views with column names specified
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg(a) AS SELECT i, SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES (1,100), (2,200), (3,300);
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 2000 WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (3,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2;
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg(a,b) AS SELECT i, SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+INSERT INTO mv_base_a VALUES (1,100), (2,200), (3,300);
+UPDATE mv_base_a SET j = 2000 WHERE (i,j) = (2,20);
+DELETE FROM mv_base_a WHERE (i,j) = (3,30);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ivm_agg ORDER BY 1,2;
+ROLLBACK;
+BEGIN;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_agg(a,b,c) AS SELECT i, SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support self join view and multiple change on the same table
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_self(v1, v2) AS
+ SELECT t1.v, t2.v FROM base_t AS t1 JOIN base_t AS t2 ON t1.i = t2.i;
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1;
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (4,40);
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE i = 1;
+UPDATE base_t SET v = v*10 WHERE i=2;
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1;
+WITH
+ ins_t1 AS (INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (5,50) RETURNING 1),
+ ins_t2 AS (INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (6,60) RETURNING 1),
+ upd_t AS (UPDATE base_t SET v = v + 100  RETURNING 1),
+ dlt_t AS (DELETE FROM base_t WHERE i IN (4,5)  RETURNING 1)
+SELECT NULL;
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1;
+
+--- with sub-transactions
+SAVEPOINT p1;
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (7,70);
+RELEASE SAVEPOINT p1;
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (7,77);
+SELECT * FROM mv_self ORDER BY v1, v2;
+
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support simultaneous table changes
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_r (i int, v int);
+CREATE TABLE base_s (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_r VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30);
+INSERT INTO base_s VALUES (1, 100), (2, 200), (3, 300);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv(v1, v2) AS
+ SELECT r.v, s.v FROM base_r AS r JOIN base_s AS s USING(i);
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY v1;
+WITH
+ ins_r AS (INSERT INTO base_r VALUES (1,11) RETURNING 1),
+ ins_r2 AS (INSERT INTO base_r VALUES (3,33) RETURNING 1),
+ ins_s AS (INSERT INTO base_s VALUES (2,222) RETURNING 1),
+ upd_r AS (UPDATE base_r SET v = v + 1000 WHERE i = 2 RETURNING 1),
+ dlt_s AS (DELETE FROM base_s WHERE i = 3 RETURNING 1)
+SELECT NULL;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY v1;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- support foreign reference constraints
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE ri1 (i int PRIMARY KEY);
+CREATE TABLE ri2 (i int PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES ri1(i) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE, v int);
+INSERT INTO ri1 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
+INSERT INTO ri2 VALUES (1),(2),(3);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ri(i1, i2) AS
+ SELECT ri1.i, ri2.i FROM ri1 JOIN ri2 USING(i);
+SELECT * FROM mv_ri ORDER BY i1;
+UPDATE ri1 SET i=10 where i=1;
+DELETE FROM ri1 WHERE i=2;
+SELECT * FROM mv_ri ORDER BY i2;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- views including NULL
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (1,10),(2, NULL);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT * FROM base_t;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+UPDATE base_t SET v = 20 WHERE i = 2;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT * FROM base_t;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (1),(NULL);
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (NULL, 1), (NULL, 2), (1, 10), (1, 20);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT i, sum(v) FROM base_t GROUP BY i;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+UPDATE base_t SET v = v * 10;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE base_t (i int, v int);
+INSERT INTO base_t VALUES (NULL, 1), (NULL, 2), (NULL, 3), (NULL, 4), (NULL, 5);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS SELECT i, min(v), max(v) FROM base_t GROUP BY i;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE v = 1;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE v = 3;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+DELETE FROM base_t WHERE v = 5;
+SELECT * FROM mv ORDER BY i;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- IMMV containing user defined type
+BEGIN;
+
+CREATE TYPE mytype;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_in(cstring)
+ RETURNS mytype AS 'int4in'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_out(mytype)
+ RETURNS cstring AS 'int4out'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE TYPE mytype (
+ LIKE = int4,
+ INPUT = mytype_in,
+ OUTPUT = mytype_out
+);
+
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_eq(mytype, mytype)
+ RETURNS bool AS 'int4eq'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_lt(mytype, mytype)
+ RETURNS bool AS 'int4lt'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+CREATE FUNCTION mytype_cmp(mytype, mytype)
+ RETURNS integer AS 'btint4cmp'
+ LANGUAGE INTERNAL STRICT IMMUTABLE;
+
+CREATE OPERATOR = (
+ leftarg = mytype, rightarg = mytype,
+ procedure = mytype_eq);
+CREATE OPERATOR < (
+ leftarg = mytype, rightarg = mytype,
+ procedure = mytype_lt);
+
+CREATE OPERATOR CLASS mytype_ops
+ DEFAULT FOR TYPE mytype USING btree AS
+ OPERATOR        1       <,
+ OPERATOR        3       = ,
+ FUNCTION		1		mytype_cmp(mytype,mytype);
+
+CREATE TABLE t_mytype (x mytype);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_mytype AS
+ SELECT * FROM t_mytype;
+INSERT INTO t_mytype VALUES ('1'::mytype);
+SELECT * FROM mv_mytype;
+
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- outer join is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv(a,b) AS SELECT a.i, b.i FROM mv_base_a a LEFT JOIN mv_base_b b ON a.i=b.i;
+-- CTE is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv AS
+    WITH b AS ( SELECT * FROM mv_base_b) SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a, b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+-- contain system column
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm01 AS SELECT i,j,xmin FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm02 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a WHERE xmin = '610';
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm04 AS SELECT i,j,xmin::text AS x_min FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm06 AS SELECT i,j,xidsend(xmin) AS x_min FROM mv_base_a;
+-- contain subquery
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm03 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a WHERE i IN (SELECT i FROM mv_base_b WHERE k < 103 );
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm04 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a, (SELECT * FROM mv_base_b) b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm05 AS SELECT i,j, (SELECT k FROM mv_base_b b WHERE a.i = b.i) FROM mv_base_a a;
+-- contain ORDER BY
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm07 AS SELECT i,j,k FROM mv_base_a a INNER JOIN mv_base_b b USING(i) ORDER BY i,j,k;
+-- contain HAVING
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm08 AS SELECT i,j,k FROM mv_base_a a INNER JOIN mv_base_b b USING(i) GROUP BY i,j,k HAVING SUM(i) > 5;
+
+-- contain view or materialized view
+CREATE VIEW b_view AS SELECT i,k FROM mv_base_b;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW b_mview AS SELECT i,k FROM mv_base_b;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm07 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a,b_view b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm08 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a,b_mview b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm09 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a, (SELECT i, COUNT(*) FROM mv_base_b GROUP BY i) b WHERE a.i = b.i;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm10 AS SELECT a.i,a.j FROM mv_base_a a WHERE EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM mv_base_b b WHERE a.i = b.i) OR a.i > 5;
+
+-- contain mutable functions
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm12 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a WHERE i = random()::int;
+
+-- LIMIT/OFFSET is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm13 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a LIMIT 10 OFFSET 5;
+
+-- DISTINCT ON is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm14 AS SELECT DISTINCT ON(i) i, j FROM mv_base_a;
+
+-- TABLESAMPLE clause is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm15 AS SELECT i, j FROM mv_base_a TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM(50);
+
+-- window functions are not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm16 AS SELECT *, cume_dist() OVER (ORDER BY i) AS rank FROM mv_base_a;
+
+-- aggregate function with some options is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm17 AS SELECT COUNT(*) FILTER(WHERE i < 3) FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm18 AS SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT i)  FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm19 AS SELECT array_agg(j ORDER BY i DESC) FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm20 AS SELECT i,SUM(j) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY GROUPING SETS((i),());
+
+-- inheritance parent is not supported
+BEGIN;
+CREATE TABLE parent (i int, v int);
+CREATE TABLE child_a(options text) INHERITS(parent);
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm21 AS SELECT * FROM parent;
+ROLLBACK;
+
+-- UNION statement is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm22 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a UNION ALL SELECT i,k FROM mv_base_b;;
+
+-- empty target list is not allowed with IVM
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm25 AS SELECT FROM mv_base_a;
+
+-- FOR UPDATE/SHARE is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm26 AS SELECT i,j FROM mv_base_a FOR UPDATE;
+
+-- tartget list cannot contain ivm column that start with '__ivm'
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm28 AS SELECT i AS "__ivm_count__" FROM mv_base_a;
+
+-- expressions specified in GROUP BY must appear in the target list.
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  mv_ivm29 AS SELECT COUNT(i) FROM mv_base_a GROUP BY i;
+
+-- experssions containing an aggregate is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm30 AS SELECT sum(i)*0.5 FROM mv_base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm31 AS SELECT sum(i)/sum(j) FROM mv_base_a;
+
+-- VALUES is not supported
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_ivm_only_values1 AS values(1);
+
+-- views containing base tables with Row Level Security
+DROP USER IF EXISTS regress_ivm_admin;
+DROP USER IF EXISTS regress_ivm_user;
+CREATE USER regress_ivm_admin;
+CREATE USER regress_ivm_user;
+
+--- create a table with RLS
+SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_ivm_admin;
+CREATE TABLE rls_tbl(id int, data text, owner name);
+INSERT INTO rls_tbl VALUES
+  (1,'foo','regress_ivm_user'),
+  (2,'bar','postgres');
+CREATE TABLE num_tbl(id int, num text);
+INSERT INTO num_tbl VALUES
+  (1,'one'),
+  (2,'two'),
+  (3,'three'),
+  (4,'four'),
+  (5,'five'),
+  (6,'six');
+
+--- Users can access only their own rows
+CREATE POLICY rls_tbl_policy ON rls_tbl FOR SELECT TO PUBLIC USING(owner = current_user);
+ALTER TABLE rls_tbl ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+GRANT ALL on rls_tbl TO PUBLIC;
+GRANT ALL on num_tbl TO PUBLIC;
+
+--- create a view owned by regress_ivm_user
+SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_ivm_user;
+
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW  ivm_rls AS SELECT * FROM rls_tbl;
+SELECT id, data, owner FROM ivm_rls ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
+
+--- inserts rows owned by different users
+INSERT INTO rls_tbl VALUES
+  (3,'baz','regress_ivm_user'),
+  (4,'qux','postgres');
+SELECT id, data, owner FROM ivm_rls ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+
+--- combination of diffent kinds of commands
+WITH
+ i AS (INSERT INTO rls_tbl VALUES(5,'quux','postgres'), (6,'corge','regress_ivm_user')),
+ u AS (UPDATE rls_tbl SET owner = 'postgres' WHERE id = 1),
+ u2 AS (UPDATE rls_tbl SET owner = 'regress_ivm_user' WHERE id = 2)
+SELECT;
+SELECT id, data, owner FROM ivm_rls ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+
+---
+SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_ivm_user;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW ivm_rls2 AS SELECT * FROM rls_tbl JOIN num_tbl USING(id);
+RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
+
+WITH
+ x AS (UPDATE rls_tbl SET data = data || '_2' where id in (3,4)),
+ y AS (UPDATE num_tbl SET num = num || '_2' where id in (3,4))
+SELECT;
+SELECT * FROM ivm_rls2 ORDER BY 1,2,3;
+
+-- automatic index creation
+CREATE TABLE base_a (i int primary key, j int);
+CREATE TABLE base_b (i int primary key, j int);
+
+--- group by: create an index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx1 AS SELECT i, sum(j) FROM base_a GROUP BY i;
+
+--- distinct: create an index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx2 AS SELECT DISTINCT j FROM base_a;
+
+--- with all pkey columns: create an index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx3(i_a, i_b) AS SELECT a.i, b.i FROM base_a a, base_b b;
+
+--- missing some pkey columns: no index
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx4 AS SELECT j FROM base_a;
+CREATE INCREMENTAL MATERIALIZED VIEW mv_idx5 AS SELECT a.i, b.j FROM base_a a, base_b b;
+
+-- cleanup
+
+DROP TABLE rls_tbl CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE num_tbl CASCADE;
+DROP USER regress_ivm_user;
+DROP USER regress_ivm_admin;
+
+DROP TABLE mv_base_b CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE mv_base_a CASCADE;
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..97ea882cf71 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index 00b21ede481..c25dbeadff3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 0f6b5df322c..16009fa75a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1470,7 +1471,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid		dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index fe6bfeba25e..0d415f5f8f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1776,9 +1777,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid		dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin
+		 * is not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..49d1bf4bfac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+					continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-03 10:34  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-03 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch introduces the possibility for a backend to declare that its output
plugin does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in walsender involved in logical replication too, however
that would need thorough analysis of its output plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 ++--
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 ++
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c        |  8 +++++++
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 10 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              | 12 +++++++++--
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++++++++--
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  8 +++++++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 ++-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 16 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 2c1c6f88b74..8da8eff93e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7336,7 +7336,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
index c85166ba849..ff34e246469 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/repack_worker.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogutils.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 
 	EnsureLogicalDecodingEnabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Neither prepare_write nor do_write callback nor update_progress is
 	 * useful for us.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..2e3926e1d13 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -1465,7 +1466,14 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		Oid			dbid;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..d553bd5dbff 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xlog_internal.h"
 #include "access/xlogrecovery.h"
@@ -1760,9 +1761,16 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress() && SlotIsLogical(slot))
 	{
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
+		Oid			dbid;
 
-		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure we have enough information to start.
+		 *
+		 * Only consider transactions of the current database if our plugin is
+		 * not supposed to access shared catalogs.
+		 */
+		dbid = accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ? InvalidOid : MyDatabaseId;
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(dbid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 755835d63bf..ae19982d88d 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c         |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml             |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c              | 18 +++++++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c        |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c             |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c      |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c     |  5 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c   | 52 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c         |  7 +++
 src/backend/replication/slot.c                |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c           | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c             | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                    |  8 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h            |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h       |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h           |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h               |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h                 |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h             |  1 +
 21 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..df092dc999a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "utils/ruleutils.h"
 #include "utils/snapmgr.h"
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and if the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
  *		general access method routines
@@ -394,6 +402,16 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 *
+	 * XXX Should this be ereport(ERROR) ?
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 2be5d8d4bd9..1353d004aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -382,7 +382,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20a0fe70ad..89043a03497 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/*
+	 * Assume true for safety, the startup callback can change that.
+	 */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..054a7b16f43 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1138,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1169,13 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1190,10 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1249,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1277,28 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we should only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that
+		 * database. Invalid 'dbid' (all databases) would satisfy our needs
+		 * too, but it could make us wait unnecessarily for completion of
+		 * transactions running in other databases.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1499,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
index 221260ca0a8..bb3a880a4c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/pgoutput_repack/pgoutput_repack.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ repack_startup(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, OutputPluginOptions *opt,
 	/* Probably unnecessary, as we don't use the SQL interface ... */
 	opt->output_type = OUTPUT_PLUGIN_BINARY_OUTPUT;
 
+	/*
+	 * By declaring that our output plugin does not need shared catalogs, we
+	 * avoid waiting for completion of transactions running in other databases
+	 * than the one we're connected to.
+	 */
+	opt->need_shared_catalogs = false;
+
 	if (ctx->output_plugin_options != NIL)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..56c573399ab 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+/*
+ * Is the backend interested in shared catalogs when performing logical
+ * decoding?
+ *
+ * XXX Is there a better place for this declaration?
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..82552a97997 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-04 15:16  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-04 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 ++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a6738e120c7 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,7 +1160,7 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
@@ -1166,8 +1177,14 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * (see SnapBuildCommitTxn).  Because of this, xmax can be lower than
 	 * xmin, which looks odd but is correct and actually more efficient, since
 	 * we hit fast paths in heapam_visibility.c.
+	 *
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. That would be bad
+	 * because we might no longer have older XIDs in ->committed.
 	 */
-	builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
+	if (!db_specific ||
+		NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		builder->xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 
 	/* Remove transactions we don't need to keep track off anymore */
 	SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(builder);
@@ -1182,7 +1199,11 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 * the record we're reading now.
 	 */
 	xmin = ReorderBufferGetOldestXmin(builder->reorder);
-	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId)
+
+	/*
+	 * Like above, do not let slot xmin go backwards.
+	 */
+	if (xmin == InvalidTransactionId && !db_specific)
 		xmin = running->oldestRunningXid;
 	elog(DEBUG3, "xmin: %u, xmax: %u, oldest running: %u, oldest xmin: %u",
 		 builder->xmin, builder->xmax, running->oldestRunningXid, xmin);
@@ -1238,7 +1259,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1287,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1506,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..f5f3edc63fd 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   struct xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 struct xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 struct xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 boool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-05 07:51  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-05 07:51 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    |  8 ++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 ++
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 ++++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 14 +++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9e8999bbb61..1a6c1456d2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7731,7 +7731,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..4299d0bc867 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..8ef2326c66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running, bool db_specific);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -1136,7 +1146,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1149,12 +1160,21 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
-		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
+		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running, db_specific))
 			return;
 	}
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * If database specific transaction info was used during startup, the info
+	 * for the whole cluster can make xmin go backwards. The code below
+	 * probably does not expect that, let's wait with the cleanup for the next
+	 * record.
+	 */
+	if (!NormalTransactionIdFollows(running->oldestRunningXid, builder->xmin))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1238,7 +1258,8 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
  * using the xl_running_xacts record.
  */
 static bool
-SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+					  bool db_specific)
 {
 	/* ---
 	 * Build catalog decoding snapshot incrementally using information about
@@ -1265,6 +1286,25 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 	 * ---
 	 */
 
+	if (db_specific)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+		 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+		 */
+		if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+		{
+			LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+		 * lie.
+		 */
+		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * xl_running_xacts record is older than what we can use, we might not
 	 * have all necessary catalog rows anymore.
@@ -1465,7 +1505,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index a9092fc2382..9533515a63b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index cc207cb56e3..92ed34128e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2631,9 +2631,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2708,6 +2710,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2758,6 +2772,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2791,6 +2811,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..c653ea742bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,12 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1323,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1367,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index abdf021e66e..377b3060b9f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
2.47.3


--=-=-=--





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* [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific.
@ 2026-04-06 08:49  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 874+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-04-06 08:49 UTC (permalink / raw)

By default, the logical decoding assumes access to shared catalogs, so the
snapshot builder needs to consider cluster-wide XIDs during startup. That in
turn means that, if any transaction is already running (and has XID assigned),
the snapshot builder needs to wait for its completion, as it does not know if
that transaction performed catalog changes earlier.

Possible problem with this concept is that if REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) is running
in some database, backends running the same command in other databases get
stuck until the first one has committed. Thus only as single backend in the
cluster can run REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) at any time. Likewise, REPACK
(CONCURRENTLY) can block walsenders starting on behalf of subscriptions
throughout the cluster.

This patch adds a new option to logical replication output plugin, to declare
that it does not use shared catalogs (i.e. catalogs that can be changed by
transactions running in other databases in the cluster). In that case, no
snapshot the backend will use during the decoding needs to contain information
about transactions running in other databases. Thus the snapshot builder only
needs to wait for completion of transactions in the current database.

Currently we only use this option in the REPACK background worker. It could
possibly be used in the plugin for logical replication too, however that would
need thorough analysis of that plugin.

The patch bumps WAL version number, due to a new field in xl_running_xacts.
---
 contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c       |  4 +-
 doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml           |  4 ++
 src/backend/access/index/genam.c            |  8 +++
 src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c   |  2 +
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c      |  2 +-
 src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c           |  2 +-
 src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c    | 16 +++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c   |  3 +
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/slot.c              |  2 +-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c         | 23 +++++++-
 src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c           | 24 +++++++-
 src/include/access/genam.h                  |  7 +++
 src/include/access/xlog_internal.h          |  2 +-
 src/include/replication/output_plugin.h     |  1 +
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/procarray.h             |  2 +-
 src/include/storage/standby.h               |  3 +-
 src/include/storage/standbydefs.h           |  1 +
 20 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index dfab0b64cf5..d564bd2a00c 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 	else if (rel == NULL || rel->rd_rel->relisshared)
 	{
 		/* Shared relation: take into account all running xids */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestRunningXid;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ GetStrictOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel)
 		 * Normal relation: take into account xids running within the current
 		 * database
 		 */
-		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData();
+		runningTransactions = GetRunningTransactionData(InvalidOid);
 		LWLockRelease(ProcArrayLock);
 		LWLockRelease(XidGenLock);
 		return runningTransactions->oldestDatabaseRunningXid;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
index 6dc49108997..28089d1053c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
     OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
     bool        receive_rewrites;
+    bool        need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 </programlisting>
       <literal>output_type</literal> has to either be set to
@@ -969,6 +970,9 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
       also be called for changes made by heap rewrites during certain DDL
       operations.  These are of interest to plugins that handle DDL
       replication, but they require special handling.
+      <literal>need_shared_catalogs</literal> can be set to false if you are
+      sure the plugin functions do not access shared system catalogs. It can
+      speed up creation of replication slots that use this plugin.
      </para>
 
      <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
index 1408989c568..44df2605068 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/index/genam.c
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ systable_beginscan(Relation heapRelation,
 	SysScanDesc sysscan;
 	Relation	irel;
 
+	/*
+	 * If this backend promised that it won't access shared catalogs during
+	 * logical decoding, this seems to be the right place to check.
+	 */
+	Assert(!HistoricSnapshotActive() ||
+		   accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding ||
+		   !heapRelation->rd_rel->relisshared);
+
 	if (indexOK &&
 		!IgnoreSystemIndexes &&
 		!ReindexIsProcessingIndex(indexId))
diff --git a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
index 0a291354ae2..685d1bdb024 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/rmgrdesc/standbydesc.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ standby_desc_running_xacts(StringInfo buf, xl_running_xacts *xlrec)
 		for (i = 0; i < xlrec->subxcnt; i++)
 			appendStringInfo(buf, " %u", xlrec->xids[xlrec->xcnt + i]);
 	}
+
+	appendStringInfo(buf, "; dbid: %u", xlrec->dbid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index b82af9a85c0..3f08a832ca6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * recovery we don't need to write running xact data.
 	 */
 	if (!shutdown && XLogStandbyInfoActive())
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
index 65bbaeda59c..0f5979691e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogfuncs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pg_log_standby_snapshot(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_OBJECT_NOT_IN_PREREQUISITE_STATE),
 				 errmsg("pg_log_standby_snapshot() can only be used if \"wal_level\" >= \"replica\"")));
 
-	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+	recptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 	/*
 	 * As a convenience, return the WAL location of the last inserted record
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 1d8947774a9..a30de4262eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 			if (now >= timeout &&
 				last_snapshot_lsn <= GetLastImportantRecPtr())
 			{
-				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot();
+				last_snapshot_lsn = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 				last_snapshot_ts = now;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
index 57aaef57c61..49a59605515 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/decode.c
@@ -381,7 +381,15 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 			{
 				xl_running_xacts *running = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(r);
 
-				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running);
+
+				/*
+				 * If the plugin does not access shared catalogs, only keep
+				 * track of transactions in the current database. This is
+				 * currently the only use case for database-specific running
+				 * xacts record.
+				 */
+				SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(builder, buf->origptr, running,
+											 !ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs);
 
 				/*
 				 * Abort all transactions that we keep track of, that are
@@ -391,8 +399,12 @@ standby_decode(LogicalDecodingContext *ctx, XLogRecordBuffer *buf)
 				 * all running transactions which includes prepared ones,
 				 * while shutdown checkpoints just know that no non-prepared
 				 * transactions are in progress.
+				 *
+				 * The database-specific records might work here too, but it's
+				 * not their purpose.
 				 */
-				ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
+				if (!OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+					ReorderBufferAbortOld(ctx->reorder, running->oldestRunningXid);
 			}
 			break;
 		case XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK:
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index f20d0c542f3..8ceaf64d164 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ StartupDecodingContext(List *output_plugin_options,
 	ctx->write = do_write;
 	ctx->update_progress = update_progress;
 
+	/* Assume shared catalog access. The startup callback can change it. */
+	ctx->options.need_shared_catalogs = true;
+
 	ctx->output_plugin_options = output_plugin_options;
 
 	ctx->fast_forward = fast_forward;
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index b4269a3b102..a10e8c0ca77 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/genam.h"
 #include "access/heapam_xlog.h"
 #include "access/transam.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@
 static ResourceOwner SavedResourceOwnerDuringExport = NULL;
 static bool ExportInProgress = false;
 
+/*
+ * If a backend is going to do logical decoding and the output plugin does
+ * not need to access shared catalogs, setting this variable to false can make
+ * the decoding startup faster. In particular, the backend will not need to
+ * wait for completion of already running transactions in other databases.
+ */
+bool		accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 /* ->committed and ->catchange manipulation */
 static void SnapBuildPurgeOlderTxn(SnapBuild *builder);
 
@@ -170,7 +179,8 @@ static inline bool SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, Transaction
 												 uint32 xinfo);
 
 /* xlog reading helper functions for SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts */
-static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running);
+static bool SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
+								  xl_running_xacts *running);
 static void SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff);
 
 /* serialization functions */
@@ -226,6 +236,9 @@ AllocateSnapshotBuilder(ReorderBuffer *reorder,
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	return builder;
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +257,9 @@ FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder)
 		builder->snapshot = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The default is that shared catalog are used. */
+	accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = true;
+
 	/* other resources are deallocated via memory context reset */
 	MemoryContextDelete(context);
 }
@@ -1136,7 +1152,8 @@ SnapBuildXidHasCatalogChanges(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
  * anymore.
  */
 void
-SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running)
+SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *running,
+							 bool db_specific)
 {
 	ReorderBufferTXN *txn;
 	TransactionId xmin;
@@ -1148,6 +1165,33 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	 */
 	if (builder->state < SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT)
 	{
+		/*
+		 * To reduce the potential for unnecessarily waiting for completion of
+		 * unrelated transactions, the caller can declare that only
+		 * transactions of the current database are relevant at this
+		 * stage.
+		 */
+		if (db_specific)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * If we must only keep track of transactions running in the current
+			 * database, we need transaction info from exactly that database.
+			 */
+			if (running->dbid != MyDatabaseId)
+			{
+				LogStandbySnapshot(MyDatabaseId);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * We'd better be able to check during scan if the plugin does not
+			 * lie.
+			 */
+			if (accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding)
+				accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding = false;
+		}
+
 		/* returns false if there's no point in performing cleanup just yet */
 		if (!SnapBuildFindSnapshot(builder, lsn, running))
 			return;
@@ -1155,6 +1199,16 @@ SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xact
 	else
 		SnapBuildSerialize(builder, lsn);
 
+	/*
+	 * Database specific transaction info may exist to reach CONSISTENT state
+	 * faster, however the code below makes no use of it. Moreover, such
+	 * record might cause problems because the following normal (cluster-wide)
+	 * record can have lower value of oldestRunningXid. In that case, let's
+	 * wait with the cleanup for the next regular cluster-wide record.
+	 */
+	if (OidIsValid(running->dbid))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update range of interesting xids based on the running xacts
 	 * information. We don't increase ->xmax using it, because once we are in
@@ -1465,7 +1519,11 @@ SnapBuildWaitSnapshot(xl_running_xacts *running, TransactionId cutoff)
 	 */
 	if (!RecoveryInProgress())
 	{
-		LogStandbySnapshot();
+		/*
+		 * If the last transaction info was about specific database, so needs
+		 * to be the next one - at least until we're in the CONSISTENT state.
+		 */
+		LogStandbySnapshot(running->dbid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/slot.c b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
index 21a213a0ebf..a1f37e59dbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/slot.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/slot.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ ReplicationSlotReserveWal(void)
 		XLogRecPtr	flushptr;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough information to start */
-		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot();
+		flushptr = LogStandbySnapshot(InvalidOid);
 
 		/* and make sure it's fsynced to disk */
 		XLogFlush(flushptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
index f540bb6b23f..9299bcebbda 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c
@@ -2623,9 +2623,11 @@ ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc)
  *
  * Note that if any transaction has overflowed its cached subtransactions
  * then there is no real need include any subtransactions.
+ *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that database.
  */
 RunningTransactions
-GetRunningTransactionData(void)
+GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid)
 {
 	/* result workspace */
 	static RunningTransactionsData CurrentRunningXactsData;
@@ -2700,6 +2702,18 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 		if (!TransactionIdIsValid(xid))
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(dbid))
+		{
+			int			pgprocno = arrayP->pgprocnos[index];
+			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
+
+			if (proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Be careful not to exclude any xids before calculating the values of
 		 * oldestRunningXid and suboverflowed, since these are used to clean
@@ -2750,6 +2764,12 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 			PGPROC	   *proc = &allProcs[pgprocno];
 			int			nsubxids;
 
+			/*
+			 * Filter by database OID if requested.
+			 */
+			if (OidIsValid(dbid) && proc->databaseId != dbid)
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * Save subtransaction XIDs. Other backends can't add or remove
 			 * entries while we're holding XidGenLock.
@@ -2783,6 +2803,7 @@ GetRunningTransactionData(void)
 	 * increases if slots do.
 	 */
 
+	CurrentRunningXacts->dbid = dbid;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->xcnt = count - subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxcnt = subcount;
 	CurrentRunningXacts->subxid_status = suboverflowed ? SUBXIDS_IN_SUBTRANS : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index de9092fdf5b..29af7733948 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,14 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
 		xl_running_xacts *xlrec = (xl_running_xacts *) XLogRecGetData(record);
 		RunningTransactionsData running;
 
+		/*
+		 * Records issued for specific database are not suitable for physical
+		 * replication because that affects the whole cluster. In particular,
+		 * the list of XID is probably incomplete here.
+		 */
+		if (OidIsValid(xlrec->dbid))
+			return;
+
 		running.xcnt = xlrec->xcnt;
 		running.subxcnt = xlrec->subxcnt;
 		running.subxid_status = xlrec->subxid_overflow ? SUBXIDS_MISSING : SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY;
@@ -1277,11 +1285,22 @@ standby_redo(XLogReaderState *record)
  * as there's no independent knob to just enable logical decoding. For
  * details of how this is used, check snapbuild.c's introductory comment.
  *
+ * If 'dbid' is valid, only gather transactions running in that
+ * database. snapbuild.c can use such running xacts information for faster
+ * startup, but it still needs normal (cluster-wide) during the actual
+ * decoding - see standby_decode() and SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts() for
+ * details. Other processes (e.g. checkpointer) issue the cluster-wide records
+ * whether logical decoding is active or not.
+ *
+ * Please be careful about using this argument for other purposes. In
+ * particular, physical replication *must* ignore the database-specific
+ * records, exactly because they do not cover the whole cluster - see
+ * standby_redo().
  *
  * Returns the RecPtr of the last inserted record.
  */
 XLogRecPtr
-LogStandbySnapshot(void)
+LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid)
 {
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 	RunningTransactions running;
@@ -1314,7 +1333,7 @@ LogStandbySnapshot(void)
 	 * Log details of all in-progress transactions. This should be the last
 	 * record we write, because standby will open up when it sees this.
 	 */
-	running = GetRunningTransactionData();
+	running = GetRunningTransactionData(dbid);
 
 	/*
 	 * GetRunningTransactionData() acquired ProcArrayLock, we must release it.
@@ -1358,6 +1377,7 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	xl_running_xacts xlrec;
 	XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
+	xlrec.dbid = CurrRunningXacts->dbid;
 	xlrec.xcnt = CurrRunningXacts->xcnt;
 	xlrec.subxcnt = CurrRunningXacts->subxcnt;
 	xlrec.subxid_overflow = (CurrRunningXacts->subxid_status != SUBXIDS_IN_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/access/genam.h b/src/include/access/genam.h
index b69320a7fc8..c9a52277be1 100644
--- a/src/include/access/genam.h
+++ b/src/include/access/genam.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ typedef struct IndexOrderByDistance
 	bool		isnull;
 } IndexOrderByDistance;
 
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of whether logical decoding in this backend promised not to
+ * access shared catalogs, as a safety check.  Somewhat misplaced, but ...
+ */
+extern bool accessSharedCatalogsInDecoding;
+
 /*
  * generalized index_ interface routines (in indexam.c)
  */
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
index 10c18d39ff8..13ae3ad4fbb 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog_internal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*
  * Each page of XLOG file has a header like this:
  */
-#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11E	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
+#define XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC 0xD11F	/* can be used as WAL version indicator */
 
 typedef struct XLogPageHeaderData
 {
diff --git a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
index 842fcde67f9..917f3cff232 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/output_plugin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct OutputPluginOptions
 {
 	OutputPluginOutputType output_type;
 	bool		receive_rewrites;
+	bool		need_shared_catalogs;
 } OutputPluginOptions;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index a22a83a2f23..d02530a912a 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ extern void SnapBuildProcessNewCid(SnapBuild *builder, TransactionId xid,
 								   XLogRecPtr lsn,
 								   xl_heap_new_cid *xlrec);
 extern void SnapBuildProcessRunningXacts(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn,
-										 xl_running_xacts *running);
+										 xl_running_xacts *running,
+										 bool db_specific);
 extern void SnapBuildSerializationPoint(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn);
 
 extern bool SnapBuildSnapshotExists(XLogRecPtr lsn);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/procarray.h b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
index d718a5b542f..ec89c448220 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/procarray.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/procarray.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern bool ProcArrayInstallImportedXmin(TransactionId xmin,
 										 VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid);
 extern bool ProcArrayInstallRestoredXmin(TransactionId xmin, PGPROC *proc);
 
-extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(void);
+extern RunningTransactions GetRunningTransactionData(Oid dbid);
 
 extern bool TransactionIdIsInProgress(TransactionId xid);
 extern TransactionId GetOldestNonRemovableTransactionId(Relation rel);
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standby.h b/src/include/storage/standby.h
index 6a314c693cd..8715c08e94f 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standby.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standby.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef struct RunningTransactionsData
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	subxids_array_status subxid_status;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ typedef RunningTransactionsData *RunningTransactions;
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLock(Oid dbOid, Oid relOid);
 extern void LogAccessExclusiveLockPrepare(void);
 
-extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(void);
+extern XLogRecPtr LogStandbySnapshot(Oid dbid);
 extern void LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 									bool relcacheInitFileInval);
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
index 231d251fd51..e75b7078766 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/standbydefs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct xl_standby_locks
  */
 typedef struct xl_running_xacts
 {
+	Oid			dbid;			/* only track xacts in this database */
 	int			xcnt;			/* # of xact ids in xids[] */
 	int			subxcnt;		/* # of subxact ids in xids[] */
 	bool		subxid_overflow;	/* snapshot overflowed, subxids missing */
-- 
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v50 7/8] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v51 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH v52 08/10] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-03 10:34 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH v53 1/7] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-04 15:16 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH v54 1/5] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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2026-04-05 07:51 [PATCH] Introduce an option to make logical replication database specific. Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
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